Reviews

I wanted to give Jackie kudos for her help in helping me with my mom’s Medicaid questions. She was very instrumental in guiding me through the issues. Both herself and staff are very intuitive to peoples needs. Thank you so much!!

After years of multiple hip surgeries it was a stroke in April 2023 that ended up putting my wife Tyra into long term care. She did come home from Sea Pines afterwards but it was clear that I could not provide the care she now needed. I made calls and toured several assisted living, rehab, and long term care facilities. The more I investigated, the more confused I got. A social worker from one of the in home PT providers suggested I may need an attorney. I checked many lawyer reviews from all over Central Florida before I called Rhodes Law. My first contact with Rhodes Law was by phone with Jackie McManus. I told her what was going on and she made me an appointment to see her right away. Tyra had to be admitted to Viera Del Mar within 30 days of being discharged from Sea Pines for Medicare coverage reasons. Talking to their admissions office left me with unanswered questions. With me in her office Jackie called Viera Del Mar. Jackie knew the people in admissions on a first name basis. Tyra was admitted on June 9th within a few days of the Medicare deadline. Next Jackie explained what was needed to protect Tyra's care and our estate if anything happened to either one of us. She laid out a timeline and a list of documents for Rhodes Law to do both of our Wills, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Healthcare Surrogate and Hippa Release Authorizations, Declarations for Naming Pre-Need Guardians, and a Revocable Trust! Jackie kept me up to speed on what she still might need from me with the looming August 31st, papers, assets and bank accounts sorted, deadline approaching. On September 1st everything was in place so Tyra's care was covered and everything that we had worked for was protected. This review turned out to be a lot longer than I expected it would be. It shows how unprepared my wife and I were. We had POAs and Wills from a "state specific" legal forms website. For years I had been her caregiver. Before retiring Tyra had had her full charge bookkeeping business. We thought that we knew what we were doing. We figured we were in good shape in case anything were to happen. The work that Rhodes Law provided showed how unprepared we had been. Tyra passed peacefully on October 6th surrounded by 7 of her 8 children, 7 of her 10 grand kids, and her great granddaughter. A month or so after Tyra's death Jackie got in touch to let me know paperwork Rhodes Law prepared to reapply for our homestead exemption was ready to be picked up. It had to be done before a March 2024 deadline or we would lose the exemption for the year. I had no clue this was necessary. Thank God I called Rhodes Law in May 2023.

My case was extremely complicated. The family dynamics were difficult at best. My family wanted to take away my mothers decision to have me be her POA. I felt ambushed by the family and previous illegal/unethical activities that had taken place prior to my arrival at Rhodes Law Firm. I was trying my best to take care of my elderly mother who has recently passed. Upon retaining Rhodes Law Firm the team, led by Attorney Rhodes, the firm quickly dismantled and corrected errors in accusations by family and helped right the wrongs done to my elderly mother. We even had to go to trial twice for false allegations and one was an emergency hearing. Attorney Rhodes helped me win both cases and genuinely cared about the welfare of my mother and myself I always felt that Attorney Rhodes took a personal interest in my case. She worked long hours over holidays to prepare for trial. She literally worked the entire weekend of the New Year. She has tirelessly worked weekends to make sure that everything was kept in the order that my mother would have liked. No matter what situation arises I know that I can reach out to Attorney Rhodes and her Law Firm for guidance and direction in a timely manner. Although she is usually three steps ahead of me and sees actions that need addressing before myself, including interfacing with other types of attorneys to protect my mother’s estate. Her guidance here has been invaluable. I often reached out to attorney Rhodes after hours and usually received an immediate response back. She was not just an attorney for me, she became a confidant, a friend, and advisor. I trusted her with my mothers welfare and she did not fail me. I can’t thank her and her staff enough nor imagine having to go through what I went through without the support of Attorney Rhodes and her firm. Many many thanks to all of you.

Ruth Rhodes, Esq., gave me a whole new understanding of the unfairness of the legal profession. From the onset of my case, she led me to believe we would win and had a strong case. However, at the end, she advised to settle, move on and cut my losses, including her fees, without closure to my satisfaction. I would suggest using another lawyer if you want to win and is fair to you, the client.

Rhodes Law walked me baby-step by baby-step through the most difficult year of my life. When I had to file bankruptcy and had a million questions Samantha Bazemore was so compassionate. The service I received at this difficult time was outstanding. I would advise anyone to allow Rhodes Law to help them.

I thank God for leading me to Your office. Having to file bankruptcy was a hard and emotional journey. Thank you for walking with me and guiding me along the way. The encouragement and professional guidance given to me by Samantha Bazemore , along with your office willingness to answer any and all questions was a breath of fresh air. Thank you again for walking with me through this storm.

Often times, needing to hire an attorney correlates to a stressful time in ones life. Ruth Rhodes and her firm not only helped me with a recent situation but walked me through every step with extreme patience and understanding to eleviate any undo turmoil. Their knowledge of the laws and working closely with me during this time was much appreciated. Lastly, but also most importantly, the office staff (Samantha and others) were extremely knowledgeable and friendly and always responded promptly to any of my questions or concerns. I would highly recommend them to my family and friends.

My wife and I had our initial consultation with attorney Ruth Rhodes for purposes of discussing engagement of her services with regard to estate planning We raised a number of complex issues and attorney Rhodes pointed out additional issues which we were entirely unaware of and were never felt rushed All the issues discussed and questions put forth were met with clear, practical and sensible solutions We found atty. Rhodes to be very patient and demonstrated an excellent ability to explain complex legal matters in a clear and understandable manner as well as being a very nice person Art and MARY ANN Information

I was so impressed by this attorney. She actually gave me advice that would cost her money but was in my best interest. I would highly, highly recommend her.

Long story short,she got me a sizeable settlement from Ford for my junk F450,she would have won the case if I pursued,I was tired of the battle..!